Additional information about details in Vietcong 2 MP demo v0.74
8th of September 2005 by Pterodon

This document contains:
- A description of the command line with examples
- A description of the Remote console
- An explanation of the player ranks
- A list of all console commands available in the demo






====Command line====

vietcong2.exe -join   -jpass 
- allows you to join a selected server directly
example: vietcong2.exe -join 64.63.62.61 5000
- Please note, the password for the game server does not work in the MP demo v0.74

vc2ded.exe -srv 
- allows you to start a dedicated server using the selected config
example: vc2ded.exe -srv myconfig.srv
- You can create a .srv config file from the Host Server menu using "Save preset". 
Your config is saved into the game root folder.




====Remote console====

The Remote console allows admins to connect to their servers
and have full control over its console.

How to set it up:
- When starting a server, the admin has to correctly fill
- "Remote console IP" - must be a valid public IP of the computer the server is running on
- "Remote console port" - the port must be open and must be different from the "Server port"
- "Administrator password" - cannot be empty

- When the server is running, please run vc2remcon.exe from 
the remcon folder on any computer connected to the Internet. 
RemoteConsole.exe must be in the same folder
(its application is used to communicate with the game servers).
- Insert command: connect   
example: connect 64.63.62.61 5100 mypassword
- The Remote console will connect to the game server and display the message 
"Successfully connected" when ready
- Now you have full console control over your server. 
You are now able to use any console command and you will see all console outputs


We will release an SDK to allow the community to make their own tools to administrate 
the game servers using remote access.



====Players ranks====

There is a global ranking system for Vietcong 2 players. You gain the first rank, 
Private PVT, as soon as you sign-in using the Multiplayer / Sign-in menu.
Thereafter, as you play, you will gain rank points and be promoted to higher ranks. 
The highest rank is General GEN. Make sure 
you are not able to get it sooner then after several months of intensive Vietcong 2 playing.
These ranks have no influence on the player's in-game abilities. 
Higher ranks just cause respect of other players.

Players who are not signed-in are marked with * (an asterisk)
in front of their name instead of their rank.

All Vietcong 2 statistics are gathered from HradBa protected servers only. 
Be sure to choose these servers to improve your rank.

- MP demo v0.74- sometimes, players experience problems 
getting their current rank to the game. 
Therefore, do not worry if you see * (an asterisk) in front of your name in the game,
sometimes even after you signed-in and already had a previous rank. 
Your points will not be lost. 
The rank is just not obtained correctly from the central server at that time. 
This problem usually occurs when the server changes the map.


====Console commands====
Note
Some commands are only available to server admins
Some commands will start a voting if used by clients


?
- outputs a list of all available console commands into the console

admin.start  -Gives the user admin rights
ban.clear  -Removes the banishment of a specified player in the ban list
ban.clearall -Removes the banishment of all players in the ban list
ban.list -Displays the ban list
cln.list -Displays a list of clients (the ID of the client, name, and IP address)

dbg.ping -Displays your ping to the server
dbg.pingclns -Displays the ping of all clients
dbg.showfps -Enables the displaying of frame rates and coordinates on the screen

list.mapset -Displays the actual map settings
list.srvset -Displays the actual server settings

mrot.changemap